H.B. 120: Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency
Maryland, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, January 14, 2026.
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H.B. 120 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
Prohibiting a person from constructing a data center in the State; prohibiting a unit of State or local government from approving a proposal for the construction of a data center in the State; providing for the termination of the Act if the General Assembly enacts legislation regarding the co location of data centers with a new or existing natural gas power generation facility, nuclear power generation facility, or small module reactor; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Mark Fisher (R); Brian Chisholm (R); Matt Morgan (R); Kathy Szeliga (R)
Subjects Real Property, Utility Regulation, Construction, Data Centers, Emergency Bills, Energy Matters, Energy Technology and Infrastructure, Information Technology, Nuclear Matters, Power Plants, Procurement The legislature's own list.
Official page mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0120?ys=2026RS. Found through LegiScan (bill 2070792), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- January 14, 2026 In committee
H.B. 120 went to committee in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Environment and Transportation.
- January 14, 2026 Introduced
H.B. 120 was introduced in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Environment and Transportation.
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Data Center Record, "H.B. 120: Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency", https://datacenterrecord.org/bills/md-2026-hb-120. Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0.
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